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Speedblitz Blues skipper Moises Henriques has won the toss and decided to bat first against the DEC Bushrangers at the MCG in Melbourne.
Having lost three games on the trot the defending KFC t20 Big Bash champions know victory tonight against the Blues will keep their faint hopes of reaching the Preliminary Final alive.
The Blues meanwhile are in a better position despite only recording one victory; with a game in hand the Blues could move up into contention with a win tonight.
Both sides come into the game in need of a victory but having played one more game then the Blues the defending champions will be going all out
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Looking around the conference, the guys who played heavy snaps last year break down to two five-stars, three four-stars (if you count Denard Robinson who was rated as a corner), 11 three-stars, a two-star and one who was not ranked. Two walk-ons, 16 on scholarship. Here is the chart.
Some of the conference's blue chip quarterback recruits, like Miller, have lived up to their billing. It appears as though Gardner, if late last season is any indication, will have a good career as well. Others, like Robert Bolden and Chandler Whitmer, two four-star guys, are no longer with the teams they signed with.
So what can we expect from this year's crop? We have Shane Morris and Christian Hackenberg, two five-star guys. Hackenberg jumped Morris in the rankings at the end of the year. After a season where he was affected by mono, then had a sub-par Under Armour Game, there suddenly are questions about Morris, but he has arm strength, upside, and now the motivation to prove his doubters wrong. Hackenberg steps into a wide open spot at Penn State, where he has a chance to compete immediately for the job, where Morris will likely have to wait behind Gardner.
Damion Terry, a Michigan State signee, moved up into the national top ten and will be the highest ranked quarterback the Spartans have signed in quite awhile. J.T. Barrett is a big, athletic Texas kid headed to Ohio State. Aaron Bailey is another dual-threat guy, big at 6'2, 225-lbs, and was a big grab for Illinois. Johnny Stanton, a 6'2, 221-lb California native chose Nebraska. Matt Alviti, a mobile, accurate passer, and one of the highest rated recruits Northwestern has gotten, rounds out the four-star guys coming in.
Then you have Danny Etling, a high 3-star, and the number 40 quarterback in the country. Looking at all of the guys in the 30's and 40's starting in the conference, maybe we should just pencil in Etling as the future starter at Purdue now.
The rest go as follows: Wisconsin hauled in 6'6 JUCO product Tanner McEvoy. Penn State also went the JC route and picked up Tyler Ferguson to go along with Hackenberg. Iowa picked up 6'4 Texas product Nic Shimonek, a mid three-star. Minnesota went into Illinois and got two-star Chris Streveler. Indiana, to this point, has not received a quarterback commitment.
So what have we learned from the past few seasons? Five-star Miller is considered the conference's top quarterback, but it was a three-star Martinez who faced off against Wisconsin's group of two-three stars and a two-star walk-on in the conference title game.
Yes, things are unpredictable, but on paper, this is a strong group of guys at the position, and while the talent put around them is important, their individual developments are going to be a hot topic over the next few years and will ultimately play a big part in deciding the conference races.
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Spanish Springs was stuck with a 6-5 home loss by Bishop Manogue Thursday and it marked the third-straight league loss by the Cougars. Spanish Springs had not lost three straight league games since the 2004 spring season, two years before Davidson took over the local program.
The Cougars fell to 18-8 overall and 11-5 in Northern 4A conference clashes.
"If we continue to give good teams extra chances they're going to take advantage," Davidson said. "That's what happened today and that's what happened in the other games. Defense wins championships and we are not playing good defense. Until we fix the problem, this is the result."
Spanish Springs, which won state championships in 2007, 2008 and 2010, has already been saddled with more losses than in any of the previous seven years. On Thursday, it committed five errors and misplayed other balls in the afternoon's howling winds that proved advantageous for Manogue (20-6, 13-4).
Spanish Springs and Manogue went into Thursday's league affair tied for second place in the Northern 4A standings but the SSHS nine dropped into a tie for third with Carson following the defeat.
"The frustrating thing as a coach is you prepare all week. The kids did prepare well," Davidson said. "Then you come out and play like that."
Spanish Springs got off to a good start, picking up a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning. The first two hitters in the Cougars' lineup, Bella Rovens and Dani Smith, drew walks and stole a base. Rovens scored on a Brette Lawrence single and Smith came plateward after stealing home.
Unfortunately for Spanish Springs, Manogue starting pitcher Bailey Oos-Johns was pulled after walking Rovens and Smith. Miners coach Dave Hargrove turned to senior Kayla Batastini and she responded.
She went on to earn the pitching win, working seven innings, scattering eight hits and allowing three runs, only two of which were earned. Batastini struck out nine and walked two.
"She'd still like to be called an infielder," Hargrove said of his ace. "But she's good and she's gotten a lot of wins for us this year. When we need to have the ball in the strike zone, she does that for us."
After Batastini went to the circle and provided some calm for the visiting Miners, they began to chip away at the Cougars' edge and eventually take the lead. Manogue scored single runs in the second and third innings, pulling into a 2-2 deadlock.
In the top of the fourth, Manogue jumped on top 4-2. JoJo Young walked and Christa Young singled. Both came around to score after a groundout, sacrifice bunt and an SSHS fielding miscue.
The Cougars had some fight left. They proceeded to score two runs of their own in the bottom of the fifth to knot the contest at four runs apiece. With one out, Rovens walked and Smith singled. They scored after a single by Lawrence and an error that allowed Myrissa Prince to reach.
The 4-4 tie was short-lived. Manogue answered with two runs in the top of inning six. Christa Young walked and Sammi Tallman singled before coming around to score the go-ahead runs.
"Spanish Springs beat us earlier but we're a completely different team," Hargrove said. "This group of girls does not have a superstar pitcher. They have been down in a lot of games, but they never give up."
Spanish Springs got one of those runs back in the bottom of the seventh after Lawrence singled and her courtesy runner Karlie Merritt came around to score. However, the single run proved too little too late and the hosts were faced with defeat.
Lawrence had three of the Cougars' eight hits Thursday, but she needed more offensive help. She was the losing pitcher in the circle despite turning in a complete-game. She struck out four and walked two while scattering seven Miners hits. She was tagged for six runs but only four were earned due to the Cougars' less than stellar defensive performance.
Spanish Springs goes to Douglas for a twin bill Saturday. First pitch of Game 1 is set for 10 a.m.


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As HSLDA has grown in membership, the HSLDA legal staff has been involved in more and more cases across the country. Below is a brief summary of some of the legal battles that HSLDA is waging and in some cases has already won.
In Tennessee, HSLDA President Michael Farris won a landmark case, Mozert, et al., v. Hawkins County Public Schools, et al., No. CIV-2-83-401, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, October 24, 1986, which has secured basic constitutional rights for public school children and homeschoolers. Farris, working as counsel for Concerned Women for America, brought a � 1983 civil rights action seeking injunctive relief and monetary damages against the local school board for violating several parents' First Amendment right to the free exercise of religion. The children involved refused to read certain textbooks that were offensive to their religious beliefs and as a result were expelled from school.
The federal court ruled that the school board did not use the least restrictive means in fulfilling their interest in education by allowing only one series of textbooks to be used. In order to accommodate the plaintiffs' religious convictions, the court ruled that the public schools must allow students to "opt out" of classes that violate their beliefs. The students would then be instructed at home in that subject. The importance of the decision to homeschoolers is that the court implicitly recognized the fundamental right of parents to teach their own children. This case is a major victory for parental rights and First Amendment rights.
In Iowa, some local school districts insist on demanding that all homeschool instruction be given by a certified teacher. On October 22, 1986, the Iowa Supreme Court agreed to hear HSLDA's case, Iowa v. Trucke, No. 86-530, because of the important constitutional issues involved. The HSLDA legal staff is arguing that since the requirement for "equivalent instruction" has been struck down by the federal court as void for vagueness, the requirement must also be ruled void for vagueness because it is inseparable from the equivalent instruction requirement. HSLDA is also raising several key constitutional arguments that have never been raised in relation to this statute before. All the briefs have already been filed so oral arguments will be set soon.
In addition to the case before the Iowa Supreme Court, HSLDA has also filed a � 1983 civil rights action against the school board in Monona County for voting to bring new charges against the Trucke family again this year (Trucke v. Eriemeier, No. C86-4181, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa). HSLDA is attacking the compulsory attendance statute as unconstitutional for several reasons.
In North Dakota, four HSLDA families have had charges filed against them because they refuse to use a certified teacher as required by law. Michael Farris has filed a � 1983 civil rights action non behalf of two families challenging the constitutionality of North Dakota's certification requirement (Anderson v. Gilge, U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota, Southeastern Division). North Dakota, Iowa, and Michigan are the last three states that still require homeschoolers to be certified.
In Alabama, Farris recently strategized with attorney Tony Cothren of Birmingham to get criminal charges dismissed against the O'Briens, an HSLDA member. Farris recommended that Cothren make the state prove the basic elements of the "crime." As a result of Cothren's arguments, the prosecutor was unable to prove that O'Brien's daughter was of compulsory-attendance age or that O'Brien's daughter was in fact their daughter. Consequently, the judge dismissed the charges.
In Nevada, the Strong family was charged with violating the compulsory attendance law because they were not using an approved curriculum. Once HSLDA Vice President Michael Smith became involved, charges were dropped and an acceptable settlement was reached enabling the family to freely homeschool.
In Colorado, the local school districts have begun to crack down on homeschoolers throughout the state. Many homeschoolers are being routinely denied permission to homeschool at the local level and have been forced to appeal to the state board even though they were using an approved curriculum. The school district was preparing to bring charges against the family because they refused to fill out the state's form because of their religious convictions. Attorney Chris Klicka intervened and prevented the charges from being issued. He subsequently appealed to the state board, which denied the family the right to homeschool. HSLDA attorney Bill Moritz of Colorado Springs is presently applying for a rehearing before the state board on the grounds that neither the family nor the counsel were notified of the first hearing or were given an opportunity to be heard.
The Brakenhoff family of LaJunta and the Main family of Lake City both incorporated their homeschools as private schools and met all the required standards of private schools. However, the authorities in both situations brought charges against the families. Attorney Bruce Lorenzon of Gunnison is preparing for trial in the Main case and attorney Bill Moritz is defending the Brakenhoff case.
In Idaho, two families in Filer were threatened with child abuse charges when the local board of trustees voted to turn their homeschool situations over to the health and welfare department. Chris Klicka immediately contacted the superintendent and strategized with the families, recommending that they meet with the superintendent. Subsequently, charges were averted and the families were approved even though their religious convictions would not allow them to seek approval.
In Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Virginia, the HSLDA legal staff has been negotiating on behalf of many families who are battling their local school boards. In the West Springfield school district of Massachusetts, attorney Klicka resolved a situation by writing up a new policy for the local school district to the parents' approval. Attorney Paul Dillon of Falmouth is negotiating on behalf of the Bohl family in Holbrook, Massachusetts, seeking a rehearing because the local school board arbitrarily denied them their right to homeschool. In Connecticut, HSLDA has helped numerous families resolve their conflict with local school boards. HSLDA attorney Joseph Secola of Milford is representing the Gibson family in Beacon Falls who were recently denied their right to homeschool because they would not participate in state testing. Secola is seeking a rehearing before the board. The family has agreed to testing but they want to choose the test and have it administered in their home.
HSLDA is involved in many more legal situations throughout the country and continues to work toward greater freedom for homeschoolers.


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The Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office has released the name of a 5-year-old boy who was found dead on the South Side.
Josiah Williams was found dead Thursday inside a home in the 3900 block of Gayle. An autopsy was planned for Friday to determine a cause of death.
Police said someone inside the home called 911 just before 2 p.m.
When EMS crews got to the scene, the boy was not responsive. They tried to revive him, but he remained unresponsive and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
San Antonio police Sgt. Javier Salazar said the boy's injuries appeared to be "very suspicious."
"It just seems there were more injuries in various stages of healing," Salazar said. "So it seems like there's more to this."
Brittany Kaiser, who lives down the street from the house, said she was saddened to hear the news.
"Knowing that a poor, innocent child has to go through this and they have no defense and knowing it's just down the street from our house, I would never think this would happen," she said.
Salazar also said that the boy appeared to be very thin and that there were two other children in the house, but they appeared to be OK. No arrests had been made as of Friday morning.
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Actually, I did back out of a car sale once. Back then the doc fee was $75.00. When he added that to the closing price, I said thanks, but no. I got up and walked out. The salesman caught me before I got to the car and said he would work something out so I didn't have to pay it.
I declined.
another way to make money. I am pretty sure it is for the paper work the dealer has to do. What maybe two or three hours I am guessing, at most. And they usually won't tell you that until you have made the deal and then slip that in on the contract. But it is perfectly legal I think as long as you have not signed a contract with a lesser amount and then they change it.
I think documentation fees are just another way for dealers to into your pocket. I believe the charge is for filling out all the paperwork that goes with buying a car.
Sorry about your parents problems.
Does anyone know what has happen to Crown Kia in Anniston. I know they were under investigation and haven't heard anything else about it (or if it was in the paper I overlooked it) I do know that they are history now. I've tried several times to call the number given and there is no answer. My parents bought a car from them and when I looked at the papers (after the sale) it seemed to be a shady deal. I wrote to the main company in Gadsden with no help at all. On the sale agreement there is a $399.00 documentary fee. Does anyone know what this is?


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Apple offers two ways to move your content from one iPad to another: iCloud or iTunes. To use the iCloud method, you need to be running at least iOS 5, have an iCloud account and be connected to a wireless network with the iPad plugged into its charger. You can turn on iCloud by tapping the Settings icon from the iPad's Home screen, and then select iCloud. The option for turning on iCloud Backup is in the Storage & Backup area; you get 5 gigabytes of storage free and can buy more from Apple if needed.
Once you have backed up the older iPad's settings and content to iCloud, turn on the new iPad Air and go through the setup screens, where you will get an option to restore the data from a previous iCloud backup. Once you log in with your iCloud (Apple ID) name and password, you can download the backup to the iPad Air.
With the iTunes method, start with backing up the old iPad's contents to the computer. Connect the two devices with the iPad's USB cable (or sync with iTunes over a Wi-Fi connection). When the iPad icon appears in iTunes, click the Summary tab and then click the Back Up Now button. When the backup is finished, connect the iPad Air to the computer with the USB cable and choose the option in the iTunes window to restore the iPad from the previous backup.
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Cognizant will buy digital video solutions company itaas, the third acquisition in seven months by the Nasdaq-listed software services company.In a statement, the US-based Cognizant explained the rationale for the acquisition by saying it can "capitalise on the growing demand for greater interactivity, higher personalisation, and innovative content delivery in the multi-screen and video market."It did not disclose the value of the deal.Founded in 1999, itaas has 200 professionals in the US, Canada, and India. Based in the US state of Georgia, it enables live streaming and interactive digital video services on any device."As multiplatform video becomes the new normal, new technologies create more empowered and savvy consumers, and more industry sectors look to harness the potential of video for customer interaction," the statement quoted Rajeev Mehta, CEO of IT Services at Cognizant, as saying.In October last year, Cognizant announced back-to-back acquisitions of Belgian bank KBC's ValueSource unit and France's Equinox Consulting.Vibha Rustagi, the president and CEO of itaas, said, "International expansion is critical for us to continue our strong growth and provide greater opportunities for our employees."
Tata Consultancy Services joins top 10 global IT services companies club
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This is a landmark for Indian IT. The country's largest IT services provider, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has broken into the league of top 10 global IT services companies, moving from the 13th position in 2012 to the 10th spot in 2013. Twelve years ago, when TCS' revenues were about $1 billion, then CEO S Ramadorai had laid out a vision to be among the top 10 by 2010. It's taken a little longer, partly because of the global financial slump of 2008-09, but the company has now got there, and considering the pace at which it is growing compared to its global counterparts, the ranking could get better fairly quickly in the years to come. "Talk to any incumbent western service provider today, and the one making them all tremble from the sub-continent is TCS," writes Jamie Snowdon, executive VP of research operations at HfS Research, the consultancy firm that compiled the ranking. TCS is estimated to have IT services revenues of $10.1 billion (out of its total revenues of about $12.5 billion). IBM ($54.4 billion), Fujitsu ($32.1 billion), Hewlett-Packard ($29.2 billion) and Accenture ($25.4 billion) lead the list. The research compares IT services, and excludes other areas such as BPO, R&D services and software/hardware products. And it uses figures for the four quarters of calendar year 2013. TCS rose to the 10th spot displacing Montreal-based IT services firm CGI. India-based companies Cognizant, Infosys, Wipro and HCL are at the 15th, 18th, 20th and 25th positions, respectively, all of them rising by one to three spots compared to 2012. HfS Research believes that Cognizant could be in the top 10 in the next 2-3 years, may be at the expense of US IT company CSC. CSC's revenues last year had dropped compared to the year before. On TCS, HfS says its aggressive targeting of renewals and new business, particularly in continental Europe, was an important factor in driving its assault on the leaders. TCS, it said, is frequently seen as being the most flexible service provider on pricing and terms, and has a developing reputation for winning any deal anywhere in the world at any price, if it really wants. "The firm is increasingly being perceived by many today as an alternative provider to the Western Tier 1s, that can come in and fix messy contracts and implementations; it has shown an appetite and willingness pick up a lot of the low-margin, low-value work that seemingly every Western Tier 1 wants out of and make the deals profitable and leverageable across clients," said Phil Fersht, CEO of HfS. TCS also has an extraordinary profit margin, something that's normally difficult to achieve in conjunction with high revenue growth.
AT&T joins crowded field with online video plans
2 days ago
AT&T and an investment firm run by former News Corp executive Peter Chernin have formed an online video venture that could rival Netflix and Hulu. AT&T Inc. and Chernin Group said Tuesday that they have committed more than $500 million in funding toward the venture. They are not saying how much each company is investing. The move comes amid rapid growth in online video services. AT&T, a telecoms giant, already offers TV content through its U-Verse service, which competes with more traditional cable TV providers. With online video, though, it could attract customers of Netflix, Hulu, YouTube and other services _ including people who've stopped paying for traditional broadcast, cable or satellite TV. The companies said the venture will invest in advertising and subscription-based video-on-demand services, as well as online streaming. AT&T rival Verizon Communications Inc. is planning similar services. The telecommunications giant bought Intel Media earlier this year. The onetime division of chip maker Intel Corp. had been preparing to launch a service that streams TV channels over the Internet. Dish Network Corp., meanwhile, struck a deal with Disney last month that paves the way for the satellite TV service to live-stream Disney-owned channels like ESPN and ABC over the Internet to customers' smartphones, tablets, video game consoles and other devices. None of companies have announced start dates for the planned online video services. The Chernin Group, run by former News Corp. Chief Operating Officer Peter Chernin, is contributing its assets to the venture, including its majority stake in Crunchyroll, a subscription-based provider of anime videos. Shares of Dallas-based AT&T rose 23 cents to $36.29 in late morning trading.
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 could have a flexible, three-sided screen
2 days ago
There are only so many times you can make a device bigger and more powerful before people start to get bored, or at least that might be Samsung's thinking if the latest rumour about the Galaxy Note 4 is true.According to ZDNet Korea the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 may be equipped with a "Youm" flexible display, which is thought to be a more advanced version of the technology used in the Galaxy Round's display.Perhaps even more interestingly the same site claims that "industry insiders" have told it that the Galaxy Note 4 will have a three-sided display, which would likely mean the sides of the phone would also have a small readable screen.Three times the fun?If this pans out then it's a huge design change for the Note line, which makes us a little skeptical that it actually will happen. Then again, Samsung has already claimed the Note 4 will have a "new form factor" and it's been experimenting with curved screens for a while. Plus a curved screen patent from Samsung popped up earlier this year. If it really wants them to take off then equipping a major handset like the Note 4 with one might be its best shot.LG has experimented with curved screens too.
Industry voice: Security demands to drive innovation in cloud storage
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The 'cloud' has struggled through a turbulent year: its name was slandered when Nirvanix closed its doors and Snowden's escape to Russia did little to ease concerns over information security. The next 12 months will bring with it a shift in customer demands as security in the cloud becomes a top priority. First and foremost, customers will increasingly change how they choose what to store and where to store it. Security, flexibility and trust will become ever more important, giving rise to a new market of tools and services that protect information. Additionally, smaller service providers will emphasise their proximity and personal service to woo customers and differentiate themselves from larger, more dominant cloud service providers.I'm looking forward to seeing a number of innovations in 2014 that will have a positive impact on the cloud storage world for years to come. Below, I've compiled my top three predictions in the cloud storage market for the rest of 2014:Rising emphasis on securityAfter living through a year of PRISM and other Snowden-like disclosures, consumers and businesses will be much more aware of what data and information they are willing to upload to off-premise, potentially non-secure servers. Keeping that in mind, many companies will take steps to increase their security measures and better protect sensitive information. Despite Dropbox's high prospects and valuation, we'll start seeing more companies blocking access to services like Dropbox and shift from public clouds toward private, more secure clouds hosted on their premises, allowing data to remain under their own control.New tools and services to protect data in the cloudAs more and more people choose to store their business-critical workload in the cloud, issues of business continuity will become front and centre. With larger volumes of data being stored, the likelihood of a significant disaster or failure increases. Due to increased risks, we will see a demand in the market for new, innovative solutions to combat downtime and data loss in the cloud. Companies will utilise different ways to back up cloud-based data, and migrate machines to other clouds quickly and seamlessly.Increased focus on physical location of cloud serversCustomers will now opt to use cloud providers who store data in a geographically proximate location-most importantly within their own country. I believe this will be far more evident in Europe than other regions, but present throughout the globe. This 'data nationalism' will provide perceived protection from foreign governments. At the same time, it will give smaller, local cloud service providers an edge over giants like Amazon. These smaller providers will be able to devote significant time and energy to offering personalized, local services that better fit to an individual customer's needs. Get ready for the rise of smaller cloud providers in 2014.Sergey Kandaurov is the Director of Product Management at Acronis. Sergey leads strategic management and Acronis' portfolio of backup and disaster recovery tools and solutions.
Google accidentally reveals that the Android dialer is going blue
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It looks as though Google is making some changes to Android's dialler, as a screenshot of the new design was leaked on Twitter. And who did the leaking? Only Google's own official Nexus Twitter account, which accidentally revealed the picture in the process of answering a user's question about how to see the duration of calls.The image shows a more colourful version of the dialler, with a blue bar at the top and a blue default image, replacing the light grey colour scheme of the current dialler.Adding a bit of colour is no bad thing and this is the latest in a line of Android design changes that have been leaked, following on from a Gmail makeover and redesigned icons. Android could be in for a whole new look in the coming months.iOS is in for some changes too
Lytro Unveils Its Second-Generation Camera, the Illum
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When Lytro first unveiled its light-field photography concept — whose most useful feature is the ability to refocus photographs around any object within them — there was a lot of excitement. But once the startup released its first camera in spring 2012, the criticism began. The product got mixed reviews, with some saying the expensive, low-res camera didn't quite live up to the vision. Now Lytro is ready for its second act. It unveils Tuesday a camera aimed at 'creative pioneers,' which takes light-field photography to a new level. Called the Illum (i-LOOM), the camera overcomes many of the limitations of the first model: It's higher-resolution, doesn't just shoot square photos, and it gives the photographer much more flexibility in customizing exactly how the camera captures the 'light field.' Read more...
Dutch Engineers Test Glow-in-the-Dark 'Smart Highway'
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Luminescent powder in paint has given a glow to 500 meters of Dutch highway, resulting in a trial section of glow-in-the-dark road. Designer Daan Roosegaarde, who won best future concept for the idea at the Dutch Design Awards in 2012, is collaborating with Heijmans, a Dutch civil engineering firm, to create such interactive highways. Almost two years later, the project is coming to fruition with some adjustments, according Slate. 'The government is shutting down streetlights at night to save money,' Roosegaarde said in an interview with the BBC. ' This road is about safety and envisaging a more self-sustainable and more interactive world.' Read more...
Why Website Design Needs to Go Beyond Color
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In general - but particularly in the design world - color is a powerful tool. It conveys moods and emotions, adds presence to designs, and builds brand identities. All too often, however, users who suffer from any color deficiencies struggle to navigate their way through our color-drenched world. For their sake, I often advise designers to have accessibility in mind and test web pages in grey scale format to ensure usability remains in tact when colors aren't viewed in the intended way. Users who suffer from any color deficiencies will have difficulties to distinguish the differences between certain colors. The most common type of color deficiency is red-green color-blindness, where red and green are seen as the same color. Read more...
Google updates Hangouts app to support merged SMS conversations
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Google has updated the Hangouts messaging app for Android bringing merged conversation threads for SMS and Hangout (erstwhile Google Talk) chats.Google has announced that the new version of the app, Hangouts 2.1, is rolling out to all users over the next few days.Following the update, users will be able to control whether they want to send a message via Hangouts or SMS with the flip of a switch, and it would be easy to distinguish between different types of messages in a thread. Presently, SMS and Hangouts messages from the same user are displayed in different threads.Users can choose to merge and unmerge conversations as per their preference.The updated Hangouts app also includes a simplified contact list. It now offers two main sections in contacts — People you Hangout with and Phone Contacts, making it simpler to navigate, and easier to use for SMS.The app has also got its own homescreen widget for quick access to recent conversations.In addition to the changes, the update also includes better quality video calls, and improved SMS and MMS reliability, as per Google. At the time of filing this story, we had not received the update on the India Play Store.In November 2013, Google updated the Hangouts app to support the SMS feature allowing users to choose the app as their default app for sending text messages.
How Twitter can help you get a job
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A new study has revealed that Twitter has emerged as an inherently ripe social network because of its huge professional audience and the unrestricted access it offers members to one another The Society for Human Resource Management has found that 75 percent of companies use social networking sites to recruit job candidates and 66 percent of recruiters use Facebook for discovering talent, while 54 percent of recruiters turn to Twitter when vetting candidates, Mashable reported. The new features in the micro-blogging site aim to make the network even more interactive, providing plenty of opportunities for job seekers to up their game. (ANI)
Apple teases Samsung in new ad
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Apple put out a new full-page newspaper ad that encourages its competitors to copy it's environmentally friendly behavior. BBC journalist David McClelland tweeted out a photo of the ad.Apple has often accused its rivals of copying its designs. In 2004, for instance, when Apple announced a new Mac operating system, it hung banners at its developers conference that said, "Redmond, start your photocopiers." Microsoft is headquartered in Redmond. More recently, Apple has been suing Samsung, accusing it of copying the look and feel of the iPhone. With this ad, it's playing off the copying accusations while promoting its own green objectives.
Motorola names Amit Boni as India head
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Motorola Mobility has appointed Amit Boni as its general manager of India operations. He will be responsible for the company's go-to-market strategy in the country.Boni has been working with Motorola since 2010, having worked on its go-to-market strategy as well as sales operations for the Asia region. He holds an MBA degree from MDI-Gurgaon and has worked with companies like EVS and Honeywell in the past.Magnus Ahlqvist, corporate vice-president, EMEA and Apac at Motorola, said, "Our products are doing extremely well and with Amit's extensive market experience and a rich perspective on the segment, we will continue to grow in India. The Indian market is absolutely critical to Motorola and Amit's appointment into this role is testament to that.""I see tremendous opportunity for Motorola in India. My focus is now on growing the business, continuing to delight Indian consumers with our products and strengthening our customer support system further for all buyers in India. We are building the Motorola business for the long term and I'm excited about what the future holds," Boni added.Motorola sells smartphones exclusively over the internet in India. Though the strategy has worked in the country, Ahlqvist in the past has said that it is working on bringing its phones to brick-and-mortar retailers. The company needs to set up the necessary logistic infrastructure and reach to take on market leaders Samsung and Micromax, as well as new Chinese entrants like Gionee and Oppo, which are marketing their phones aggressively in the country.Moto G has seen strong sales and Ahlqvist has revealed that the sales ramp-up in India for the handset was one of the fastest across the world. The company has since launched its Moto X smartphone and is rumoured to be working on a budget handset named Moto E.
LG G Watch to be water-resistant, feature always-on display
2 days ago
LG is slowly letting details of its upcoming G Watch trickle out, and today we're just a little bit wiser about the Android Wear-powered device.Until now we'd only seen the "stealth black" version of the watch, but LG has revealed a new "champagne gold" version that rocks a white band and looks a bit more lively.LG has also confirmed that the G Watch will have an always-on display so it won't require waking up every time you need to check the time, a la the Samsung Gear 2.All that glittersFinally, like the Pebble and Sony Smartwatch 2, the G Watch will also be water and dust resistant.The upcoming watch now has its own dedicated website which you can go visit here while you eagerly await its late-summer arrival.
Are there enough Big Data experts in the market?
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While opportunities are growing at different levels, talent shortage is definitely a cause of concern in the Big Data market. Over the years, the importance of big data for businesses might have grown, but talent remains the biggest constraint – resulting in a slower adaptation of data by businesses.According to McKinsey, the US alone faces a shortage of approximately 200,000 people with analytical expertise and 1.5 million managers and analysts with the skills to understand and make decisions based on the analysis of big data. Experts feel that India is equally deficient as far as talent shortage in big data is concerned."It's important to first bridge the existing skills gaps before going ahead with other problems around big data," says Srinivasan Govindarajulu, senior director and practice head – Enterprise Information Management in a recently organised Techgig.com webinar.
62% of Indian CMOs plan to increase tech budget in 2014
3 days ago
By Manish Bahl In the past, marketing organizations have treated technology as a necessary evil that sits in the back office. In 2014, 62% of Indian CMOs surveyed plan to increase their technology budget, according to a new Forrester Research report.While customer expectations is a given business priority, the pace at which expectations are accelerating has led 87% of Indian CMOs surveyed to rank 'Addressing rising customer expectations' as their top business priority.Key takeaways from the report as below:The age of the customer demands that CMOs drive the tech agenda -- but that has risksRising customer expectations and a tough economic climate put pressure on CMOs to boost business growth. They're responding by driving their own tech agenda, but they lack technical depth. CMOs must partner with CIOs to ensure that marketing technology stays out of silos and integrates well with their enterprise technology infrastructure.Three marketing technology imperatives will shape the CIO role in IndiaMobile applications, customer analytics, and digital engagement systems are key technology imperatives for CMOs. CIOs must view marketing tech spending trends as an opportunity to jump-start collaboration initiatives with CMOs and establish their role as a successful business leader.CIOs must shift priorities to help the business win in the age of the customerWith marketing getting more involved in technology decisions, CIOs need to adopt a business technology agenda in addition to the traditional IT agenda to collaborate effectively with CMOs.Manish Bahl is vice president and country manager in Forrester. Picture courtesy- flickr.com
Lesson from mobile banking - making things easy makes money
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Banks that don't offer a full suite of mobile banking services may run the risk of alienating customers. All told, about 60% of smartphone or tablet users who switched banks in the fourth quarter said mobile banking was an important factor in the decision, up from 7% in the second quarter of 2010, according to data from New York-based consulting firm AlixPartners.
How to get a job at Google
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By Thomas L FriedmanMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif: - How's my kid going to get a job? There are few questions I hear more often than that one.In February, I interviewed Laszlo Bock, who is in charge of all hiring at Google - about 100 new hires a week - to try to understand what an employer like Google was looking for and why it was increasingly ready to hire people with no college degrees. Bock's remarks generated a lot of reader response, particularly his point that prospective bosses today care less about what you know or where you learned it - the Google machine knows everything now - than what value you can create with what you know. With graduations approaching, I went back to Google to ask Bock to share his best advice for job-seekers anywhere, not just at Google. Here is a condensed version of our conversations:You're not saying college education is worthless?"My belief is not that one shouldn't go to college," Bock said.It is that among 18- to 22-year-olds - or people returning to school years later - "most don't put enough thought into why they're going, and what they want to get out of it." Of course, we want an informed citizenry, where everyone has a baseline of knowledge from which to build skills. That is a social good. But, he added, don't just go to college because you think it is the right thing to do and that any bachelor's degree will suffice.Also Read: Wish to get a job at Google? Here are their five hiring attributes"The first and most important thing is to be explicit and willful in making the decisions about what you want to get out of this investment in your education." It's a huge investment of time, effort and money and people should think "incredibly hard about what they're getting in return."Once there, said Bock, make sure that you're getting out of it not only a broadening of your knowledge but skills that will be valued in today's workplace. Your college degree is not a proxy anymore for having the skills or traits to do any job.What are those traits? One is grit, he said. Shuffling through resumes of some of Google's 100 hires that week, Bock explained: "I was on campus speaking to a student who was a computer science and math double major, who was thinking of shifting to an economics major because the computer science courses were too difficult. I told that student they are much better off being a B student in computer science than an A+ student in English because it signals a rigor in your thinking and a more challenging course load. That student will be one of our interns this summer."Or, he added, think of this headline from The Wall Street Journal in 2011: "Students Pick Easier Majors Despite Less Pay." This was an article about a student who switched from electrical and computer engineering to a major in psychology. She said she just found the former too difficult and would focus instead on a career in public relations and human resources. "I think this student was making a mistake," said Bock, even if it meant lower grades. "She was moving out of a major where she would have been differentiated in the labor force" and "out of classes that would have made her better qualified for other jobs because of the training."This is key for Bock because the first thing Google looks for "is general cognitive ability - the ability to learn things and solve problems," he said. In that vein, "a knowledge set that will be invaluable is the ability to understand and apply information - so, basic computer science skills. I'm not saying you have to be some terrific coder, but to just understand how [these] things work you have to be able to think in a formal and logical and structured way." But that kind of thinking doesn't have to come from a computer science degree. "I took statistics at business school, and it was transformative for my career. Analytical training gives you a skill set that differentiates you from most people in the labor market." A lot of work, he added, is no longer tied to location."So if you want your job tied to where you are, you need to be: A) quite good at it; and B) you need to be very adaptable so that you have a baseline skill set that allows you to be a call center operator today and tomorrow be able to interpret MRI scans. To have built the skill set that allows you to do both things requires a baseline capability that's analytical."Well, what about creativity?Bock: "Humans are by nature creative beings, but not by nature logical, structured-thinking beings. Those are skills you have to learn. One of the things that makes people more effective is if you can do both. ... If you're great on both attributes, you'll have a lot more options. If you have just one, that's fine, too." But a lot fewer people have this kind of structured thought process and creativity.Are the liberal arts still important?They are "phenomenally important," he said, especially when you combine them with other disciplines. "Ten years ago behavioral economics was rarely referenced. But [then] you apply social science to economics and suddenly there's this whole new field. I think a lot about how the most interesting things are happening at the intersection of two fields. To pursue that, you need expertise in both fields. You have to understand economics and psychology or statistics and physics [and] bring them together. You need some people who are holistic thinkers and have liberal arts backgrounds and some who are deep functional experts. Building that balance is hard, but that's where you end up building great societies, great organizations."How do you write a good resume?"The key," he said, "is to frame your strengths as: 'I accomplished X, relative to Y, by doing Z.' Most people would write a resume like this: 'Wrote editorials for The New York Times.' Better would be to say: 'Had 50 op-eds published compared to average of six by most op-ed [writers] as a result of providing deep insight into the following area for three years.' Most people don't put the right content on their resumes."What's your best advice for job interviews?"What you want to do is say: 'Here's the attribute I'm going to demonstrate; here's the story demonstrating it; here's how that story demonstrated that attribute.' " And here is how it can create value. "Most people in an interview don't make explicit their thought process behind how or why they did something and, even if they are able to come up with a compelling story, they are unable to explain their thought process."For parents, new grads and those too long out of work, I hope some of this helps.
Apple offering free recycling of all used products
3 days ago
Apple is offering free recycling of all its used products and vowing to power all of its stores, offices and data centers with renewable energy to reduce the pollution caused by its devices and online services. The iPhone and iPad maker is detailing its efforts to cultivate a greener Apple Inc with an environmental section on the company's website that debuted Monday. Among other things, the Cupertino, California, company is increasing its reliance on solar and wind power while sending less electronic junk to landfills. Apple had already been distributing cards at some of its stores in exchange for iPhones and iPods with some resell value. Now, all of the company's stores will recycle any Apple product at no charge. Gift cards won't be handed out for all recycled products.
HTC may consider buying Nokia's Chennai plant
3 days ago
HTC may consider buying Nokia's Chennai plant if it is put up for sale to a third party other than Microsoft, as the Taiwanese smartphone maker explores ways to reach the Indian consumer in a better and faster way amid stiff competition, a top official said. "I am happy to look into it, because the overall preparation, exploration hinges upon if it will serve consumers better. If that (plant) will do that (service consumers better), then we would be happy to look further into it," Chialin Chang, HTC Chief Financial Officer, told ET. He however clarified that he wasn't aware of the current situation surrounding Nokia's handset manufacturing plant. The question of a sale to a third party other than Microsoft has arisen as it is becoming increasingly clearer that Nokia won't be able to resolve the tax disputes with Indian authorities before the scheduled April end close of the $7.2 billion global deal. The deal, announced last September, entails Nokia selling its devices business, among other parts, to Microsoft. But the tax authorities attached the factory soon after the global deal was announced, saying the Finnish handset maker had unpaid taxes. In addition, Tamil Nadu slapped another tax notice on the company. Both the matters are in court. Microsoft and Nokia haven't yet revealed their future course of action but time is running out for Nokia to resolve the dispute. People familiar with the matter have said the recent voluntary retirement scheme offered to employees at the Chennai plant indicates that Nokia is preparing to scale down operations, trying to conserve as much cash as possible as it seeks to sort out the dispute and eventually transfer the unit to Microsoft. A person in the know of the matter however said as a factory, the Chennai plant may be fast losing its importance to Microsoft, given the ongoing tax issues. "It makes no sense for Microsoft to keep the factory as they can easily outsource the entire production to China, just like Apple does, and successfully at that", the person said. As it is, Nokia has reportedly shifted much of the production of its popular Asha series featurephones to Vietnam. This could further open up the possibility of Nokia closing down the plant all together or sell the plant to a third party, bringing into the picture handset makers like HTC which are betting on India's fast growing smartphone market for global growth. "India is a very crucial market for HTC. We want to go deeper into tier 1 cities, expand beyond tier 1 cities," said Chang. He said that the company is likely to launch some more smartphones at different price points in early June. HTC will also launch wearable devices and tablets in the second half of 2014. Chang said that the company intends to use the franchisee model to expand its retail presence, apart from online sales, adding that HTC plans to improve its communication with consumers and be "more direct and bold". He however said that HTC isn't ready yet to drop its entry level price points further than the Rs 8,700 priced smartphone it launched Monday. "We constantly explore that at certain price tier, are we able to offer a differentiation. If we are not, purely on price and hardware parameters, we will not participate. Currently we are not there yet, but we will continue to explore," he said.
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LA Auto Show: German performance and Italian style in Porsche Cayman and Fiat 500e
Porsche usually gets a room at the L.A. Auto Show. Seriously. Rather than joining the rest of the automotive world in the big exhibition halls, Porsche does its "there is no substitute thing" in a smaller hall. It's the Chamber of Porsche. It's Porscheworld and it has been for a while.
Fiat, on the other hand, is in the process of returning to the U.S. market for the first time in decades. Why? Because Fiat and Chrysler are joined, a consequence of the bailout and bankruptcy of the smallest of the Detroit Big Three automakers in 2009. Fiat is currently selling one car, the stylish 500, an update of an iconic postwar set of Italian wheels. Initial sales were slow, but the car has been doing much better of late.
So why not roll out some new versions? That's exactly what Fiat has done Wednesday at the L.A. Auto Show, with an electric model, the 500e. The company claims it'll deliver 80 miles per charge. That's about where other EVs in the market are, so the 500e can join the tussle with the likes of the Nissan Leaf and the Honda Fit EV.


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I have been working at Dow Chemical full-time for more than 5 years
Pros – work life balance is great
you track your own vacation
good culture - most people are willing to help young people
take home laptop's and vpn access to email allows for flexible work schedules
Cons – compensation and benefits - could easily go to a competitor in the local area and get 30% raise - with same or better benefits
diversity is a good thing - but Dow takes it to far - with hiring and promotion practices
Advice to Senior Management – Abolish diversity targets - increase compensation - or find something else that appeals to young engineers - otherwise - you will be in a bad place in the next 5 to 10 years
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YC The Cynic released his excellent GNK album last week, and now we're proud to premiere the video to the storming "The Heaviest Cross." It's a track the Bronx-based rapper calls "one of the more introspective records on the album," and he describes visuals as "kinda like different rooms in this wei ... More >>
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Diabetes associated with a number of body changes that may raise the risk of death from this type of infection, known as pneumococcal bacteremia, Dr. Reimar W. Thomsen, from Aalborg University Hospital, and colleagues note in the medical journal Diabetes Care.
To further explore these issues, they conducted a study examining the 3-month outcomes of patients with a first episode of pneumococcal bacteremia. The study group included 63 adult patients with diabetes and 63 similar patients without diabetes.
During the first 30 days, 17 percent of nondiabetic patients died compared with just 11 percent of diabetics. At 3 months, the corresponding death rates were 20 percent and 16 percent.
After accounting for gender, age, and co-existing illnesses, diabetics were about 40 percent less likely to die than nondiabetics.
Patients with diabetes did not differ from the other patients in timing and choice of antibiotic drugs. Moreover, it did not appear that diabetics had been hospitalized at an earlier stage of infection.
Thomsen's group suggests that diabetics may fare better because their body defenses are altered in such a way that allows bacteria to get into the blood at a less severe stage of infection. Also, inflammation is generally weaker in diabetics, which may protect against certain lung problems.
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Futsal Kicks Off CONCACAF Qualifying on Monday vs. Haiti in Guatemala
Jun 2, 2008
Game Notes — U.S. vs. Haiti
Group B, CONCACAF Championship
Guatemala City, Guatemala
June 3, 2008
FIRST MEETING WITH HAITI: The U.S. opens defense of its CONCACAF Futsal Championship at 12 p.m. local time Tuesday (June 3) against Haiti in the second game of Group B pool play at Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Haiti and the United States have never played an international futsal match. Haiti qualified for the CONCACAF Championship by finishing second to Trinidad & Tobago in the Caribbean Qualifying Tournament. It is the first time Haiti has qualified for the CONCACAF Championships. Haiti defeated Guyana 12-2 and Sint Maarten 19-1 before falling 6-3 to Trinidad & Tobago in the Caribbean final. Edouard Voltaire had a hat trick in the victory over Guyana and four more goals against Sint Maarten.
NEW FACES FOR THE U.S.: Not one player from the 2004 CONCACAF gold medal team is on the 12-man U.S. roster for this tournament. Two players — Jamar Beasley and Pat Morris — were part of the team that played in the 2004 FIFA World Championships in Taipei. There are 64 combined caps on the team, led by Morris (18) and Beasley (17). Four players will be making their first international appearances in this tournament.
TUNING UP: Head coach Keith Tozer brought his team to Guatemala City last Wednesday, and the Americans have played two exhibition matches and held three training sessions since arriving. On Friday, the U.S. defeated Winasor 7-1 and on Saturday, scored a 13-0 victory over Ferretaria el Trebol. Both teams play in the second division of Liga Nacional de Futsal Guatemala. "One thing this team needs is to play a lot of games, which is why we came down early," Tozer said.
THE BEST SO FAR: CONCACAF has conducted three futsal championships, and the U.S. has an overall record of 10-2-2, with two gold medals (1996, 2004) and one bronze (2000). The only team with a comparable record of success is Cuba, which has been the runner-up in all three championships. Keith Tozer has been the coach for all three appearances in the CONCACAF. All-time, the U.S. is 41-32-13 since beginning futsal play with a 4-1 loss to Holland on Nov. 18, 1986.
All matches at Domo Polideportivo, Guatemala City, Guatemala
All times local (Mountain Time Zone)
Group A
June 3: Cuba vs. Mexico, 6 p.m.
June 3: Guatemala vs. Trinidad & Tobago, 8 p.m.
June 4: Trinidad & Tobago vs. Cuba, 6 p.m.
June 4: Guatemala vs. Mexico, 8 p.m.
June 5: Mexico vs. Trinidad & Tobago, 6 p.m.
June 5: Guatemala vs. Cuba, 8 p.m.
Group B
June 3: Costa Rica vs. Panama, 10 a.m.
June 3: USA vs. Haiti, noon
June 4: Haiti vs. Costa Rica, 10 a.m.
June 4: Panama vs. USA, noon
June 5: Panama vs. Haiti, 10 a.m.
June 5: USA vs. Costa Rica, noon.
June 7: Group B1 vs. Group A2, 2 p.m.
June 7: Group A1 vs. Group B2, 4 p.m.
June 8: Third place, 2 p.m.
June 8: Championship, 4 p.m.